Abstract
AIM:
The
aim of this retrospective analysis was to assess healing of intrabony
defects treated with minimally-invasive non-surgical therapy (MINST).
METHODS:
A
retrospective analysis was carried out in 35 consecutive intrabony
defects treated by MINST (without any adjuncts) in 23 non-smoking
patients. All defects had a radiographic intrabony component > 3 mm
and had clinical and radiographic data available at baseline and 12
after treatment. Pre- and post-treatment radiographs were analyzed and
bone levels were compared by multilevel linear regression adjusted by
latent variable method.
RESULTS:
Following
MINST, the average PPD and CAL reduction in the intrabony defects were
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CONCLUSIONS:
This
paper shows considerable clinical and radiographic improvements after
MINST, therefore bringing evidence to support its efficacy for the
treatment of intrabony defects in non- smokers.
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